Historical Events In 1945

Sep 02   On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender in the year 1945.  

Sep 02   President Truman sets the date as V-J Day in the year 1945.  

Sep 02   On this day in history v-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)  

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies in the year 1945.  

Sep 04   On this day in history ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded  

Sep 04   US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan in the year 1945.  

Sep 06   In the year 1945 a's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended  

Sep 06   John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies in the year 1945.  

Sep 07   Japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender on this day in history.  

Sep 08   US invades Japanese-held Korea on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies in the year 1945.  

Sep 10   On this day in history kLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)  

Sep 10   Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 10   In the year 1945 vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis  

Sep 15   A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) in the year 1945.  

Sep 16   On this day in history barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55&quot) off Okinawa (record low)  

Sep 16   John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   In the year 1945 1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration  

Sep 19   Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London in the year 1945.  

Sep 20   In the year 1945 german rocket engineers begin work in US  

Sep 22   Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history all old Dutch banknotes declared invalid  

Sep 26   On this day in history béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64  

Sep 30   On this day in history hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers  

Oct 01   Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1945 walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73  

Oct 03   On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10  

Oct 03   On this day in history world Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member  

Oct 05   In the year 1945 "Meet the Press" premieres on radio  

Oct 06   In the year 1945 gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train)  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)  

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)  

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1945 betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61  

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)  

Jan 08   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.  

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.